A boy of 11, from Blackpool, Lancashire, has pleaded guilty to rape and sexual assault of 3 other boys..The boy, now aged 13, raped a 9 year-old boy and also sexually assaulted two other boys aged 7 and 11 after he searched online for “g@y r*pe”, “g@y p*rn” and “g@y r*pe p*rn”.

Sentencing at Preston Crown Court, the Recorder of Preston, Judge Mark Brown, who told the youngster that had he been an adult, he would have received a considerably longer sentence, said:

“I am concerned in this case that you may have been affected by material that was available to you on the internet, namely sites that depicted gay r@pe.

But nonetheless I am satisfied that this was not a situation in which you were experimenting sexually but rather you were obtaining sexual gratification or pleasure by what you were doing.I can only hope that during this sentencing you will be able to do some kind of education and courses that will help you, do you follow?”

The boy replied: “Yes sir.”

Judge Brown added:

“When you are released you will be able to make a fresh start, but you should realise that if anything like this happens again, not only will you find yourself back in custody but you will find yourself in custody for a very, very long time indeed. Is that understood?”